#69 Tamara
Heavyweight

#69 Tamara

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 1, 202646 min
  • Relationships & psychology

Tamara and B were best friends and roommates at their Christian boarding school. Then, in 12th grade, a teacher declared B to be possessed by a demon and an exorcism was performed. B and Tamara stopped speaking soon after. Tamara’s worried about B ever since. If you or someone you know is thinking about suicide, dial the US National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988. Those outside the US can find your local helpline at befrienders.org. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Pushkin. Jackie? They're happy to respond to my birthday wishes. I'm just looking at my text.

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Okay, that's right. You sent me a text on... I don't know who doesn't say thank you. And it's just weird or just sound like a little a little heart icon like who says nothing

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It's just weird. Well, I was very busy partying How do you know you hate your birthday you hate partying you're depressed Okay, first of all, I was partying. Yes, I was look just accept I was partying From Pushkin Industries, I'm Jonathan Goldstein, and this is Heavyweight.

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